In Sergio Leone's epic Western, shot partly in Monument Valley, a revenge story becomes an epic contemplation of the Western past. To get his hands on prime railroad land in Sweetwater, crippled railroad baron Morton (Gabriele Ferzetti) hires killers, led by blue-eyed sadist Frank (Henry Fonda), who wipe out property owner Brett McBain (Frank Wolff) and his family. McBain's newly arrived bride, Jill (Claudia Cardinale), however, inherits it instead. Both outlaw Cheyenne (Jason Robards) and lethally mysterious Harmonica (Charles Bronson) take it upon themselves to look after Jill and thwart Frank's plans to seize her land. As alliances and betrayals mutate, it soon becomes clear that Harmonica wants to get Frank for another reason -- it has "something to do with death." As in his "Dollars" trilogy, Leone transforms the standard Western plot through the visual impact of widescreen landscapes and the figures therein. At its full length, Once Upon a Time in the West is Leone's operatic masterwork, worthy of its legend-making title. The audio Commentary includes Directors John Carpenter, John Milius, and Alex Cox; Film Historians Sir Christopher Frayling and Dr. Sheldon Hall; Writer Bernardo Bertolucci; and Actress Claudia Cardinale.

STARS.........: Henry Fonda, Charles Bronson, Claudia Cardinale DIRECTOR......: Sergio Leone WRITERS.......: Sergio Donati, Sergio Leone GENRE.........: Western METASCORE.....: 80 TOMATOMETER...: 98 IMDB RATING...: 8.5/10 246,519 votes IMDB LINK.....: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064116 RUNTIME.......: 2h 46mn SIZE..........: 2.77 GB VIDEO CODEC...: HEVC (Main-L4) BITRATE.......: 2000 Kbps (CRF) RESOLUTION....: 1280x720 ASPECT RATIO..: 2.35:1 FRAMERATE.....: 23.976 fps AUDIO1........: English E-AC3 5.1 448kbps AUDIO2........: Commentary SUBTITLES.....: ENG CHAPTERS......: Yes SOURCE........: Blu Ray ENCODED BY....: Sartre ENCODE DATE...: 2018-02-22